DRUM MAJOR GLAMOUR 
ELEGANCE—S. C. Center and tips of petals yellow, body of flower glistening coral. We classify this 
variety as semi-cactus but it is not far removed from the true cactus type. A noticeable swirl 
to the petals is also reminiscent of certain English type cactus varieties of some years back. 
Few dahlias have been so cordially received on their first appearance as this one and we con¬ 
sider it one of our very best varieties because of its unusual charm and beauty and because the 
great quantity of blooms it gives are useful for every purpose. It is a full, deep flower with 
ideal habits. Described on the 1933 American Home Roll of Honor as “a most pleasing variety 
producing a wealth of bloom of very pleasing and artistic appearance”. Winner of the Santa 
Barbara Trophy at San Francisco and a Blue Ribbon at the World’s Fair Show. Mr. Harley 
Peck in his Golden Rule Schedule of Ratings gave Elegance the highest score of all dahlias. 
Popular in England .$3.50 
EUGENIA BALLAY—I. D. Rich cream. This dahlia won in 1933 as the Best Established three- 
year old in keen competition at the Palace Hotel Show and can always be counted on to exhibit 
to good advantage. It is a very early and a very prolific bloomer. Under favorable weather 
conditions the blooms will easily attain 10 to 12 inches with corresponding depth, and at all 
times will have very long strong stems. In California everyone admired the color and fine 
habits of this dahlia and now good reports have come to us from many places. This variety 
was named in honor of our mother and we hope it will worthily perpetuate her name. Eugenia 
Ballay, along with Palo Alto, Satan and Full Moon, is mentioned in the list of the better new 
dahlias compiled by Dr. Marshall A. Howe of the New York Botanical Gardens and published in 
the Flower Grower. Outstanding at the Georgia Experimental Test Gardens.$2.50 
FAIR ELAINE—S. C. Delicate old rose. An extra good variety with long evenly rolled incurved 
petals. Without heavy disbudding it will produce great quantities of good flowers until the 
very end of the season. Excellent lasting qualities when cut. Roll of Honor Dahlia in 1929 $1.00 
FLORENTINE—F. D. Bright mallow purple. From the thousands of seedlings we grow we have 
ample opportunity to study the dahlia in its many phases from a standpoint of real progress. 
Many new colors appear but the problem is to get the outstanding colors in flowers that show 
equal advancement in other respects. Good purple shades are not plentiful and we thought 
the color of this dahlia especially worthwhile. The huge flower superbly built in formal 
fashion presents a striking contrast alongside dahlias of colors more frequently seen. It is 
congenially at home among the best, possessing all good qualities.$2.50 
FULL MOON—I. D. Canary yellow. Here is a variety that can be truthfully called a superlative 
dahlia and it seems to improve each year. The large distinctive blooms easily measuring 12 
inches across, are regularly formed of very broad flat petals that terminate in a perfectly full 
and artistic center. The thickness and strength of the stems are particularly noticeable and the 
flowers are always upright, never facing the least bit to the side. We have never seen a variety 
more consistent, every flower being massive in size and perfectly formed, and the foliage is 
always clean and bright. In its first year this dahlia made a good start in the East, winning 
the Gold Medal of the Dahlia Society of California as the best dahlia of California origin, and 
was also the largest flower in the show, at Boston. It has since won many prizes as Best 
Yellow, and in some cases as Best Bloom in the show, some customers stating they have 
grown 13 and even 14 inch flowers without any special effort. It was among the winners at 
the World’s Fair and was a Roll of Honor dahlia in 1932.$1.50 
GLAMOUR—Inf. Dec. Bright apricot overlaid with sunset pink. This is one of the finest of our 
new introductions, a 12-inch flower with perfect form and delightful color. The color resembles 
somewhat Chautauqua Sunset and the stem is long and the plant well branched. As we are 
writing this on Nov. 12th there are still many large closed-centered blooms on the bushes that 
we are cutting to sell .$5.00 
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